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The huge hit Pokémon movie series is a yearly event that ushers in summer, and now the release date of the 2015 movie has been confirmed. July 18, 2015 will be not only the start of summer break but also when the movie releases.

The official website for the upcoming second season of the anime adaptation of Wataru Watari and Ponkan8's Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) light novel series has revealed new character designs.

El Psy Kongroo! UK based game publisher PQube has announced plans to release popular "hypothetical science ADV" Steins;Gate for PS Vita and PS3 next year in both Europe and the US. A PC version of MAGES.

The latest chapter of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyuu! ! manga has released in the latest Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and has announced that a second season of the anime adaptation has been green lit.

European based video game distributor and publisher PQubes have announced that they will be localising the acclaimed visual novel Steins;Gate by 5pb. and Nitro+ and releasing it on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe...

The first commercial has been released has been released for Tokyo Ghoul √A, the second season anime adaptation of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga. This new commercial recaps a few scenes from the first anime as well as giving the smallest glimpse ...

The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan has revealed the staff and a new visual. The anime is expected to premiere in 2015. The staff: Planning: Takeshi Yasuda Director: Junichi Wada Series Co...

There's a whole side of anime fandom dedicated to pairing their favorite characters together in romantic relationships, be it a male harem lead with one of his five adoring female friends, or two volleyball players who can't stand each other (I'm ...

Last week, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster for PlayStation 4. During a Sony Computer Entertainment press conference in China, producer Shinji Hashimoto had a little more to share about the Final Fantasy series moving onto Pla...

A new anime has been announced for gun-girl series Hidan no Aria and is being adapted from "Project Code AA", a side-series that was previously unveiled along with an associated light novel and manga – and bound to provide more of the bullet blazi...

Fans have been waiting for the continuation of the Aria the Scarlet Ammo series for a long time now, however, it seems like their wishes may be granted, well, sort of, as Young Gangan Magazine will be announcing that its spin-off manga series, Hid...

Sekai Project launched its Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to bring Frontwing's Grisaia game trilogy to the West on PC. In less than 12 hours, the Kickstarter earned more than 90% of its US$160,000 goal.

Satsuki Yoshino's critically acclaimed slice of life manga series, Barakamon, finally gets international recognition as the series is one of the eight graphic novel series shortlisted for the prestigious Stan Lee Excelsior Award.

The February 2015 issue of V Jump magazine revealed that Dragon Ball GT's Super 17 will appear in the Dragon Ball Xenoverse game fr the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. In addition, the game will also feature a special anime or original video ani...

Sentai Filmworks Acquires 'She, The Ultimate Weapon' Anime License Posted by Chris Beveridge December 17, 2014 at 02:32 PM One of my absolute favorite shows from the summer 2002 anime season has gotten a second lease on life as Sentai Filmworks ha...

Ruri Hijiribe, Mikado Ryūgamine voice actors collaborate on insert song The official website for Durarara! ! ×2 posted a preview for the background song "little world" on Wednesday. Saki Fujita, the voice of Ruri Hijiribe, will perform the song wr...

The official VAP Hunter x Hunter site has rolled out a look at the goods that they're bringing to Jump Festa 2015, held this weekend at Makuhari Messe. In addition to special appearances by kigurumi Gon and Killua and sales of prize lottery ticket...

More Casting Revealed For 'Blood Blockade Battlefront' Anime Posted by Chris Beveridge December 17, 2014 at 08:30 PM The anime adaptation of the manga Blood Blockade Battlefront recently announced that it was going to premiere in the spring 2015 s...

Akatsuki no Yona - 11 Akatsuki no Yona is acting like a series that's going to be around for a lot longer than 24 episodes. I know this series is confirmed for two cours and that the manga it's based on is ongoing.

Viz Media Adds 'Sgt. Frog' Manga & More Digitally Posted by Chris Beveridge December 17, 2014 at 01:25 PM Viz Media has had a lot of luck with a variety of their license rescues of old TOKYOPOP released titles this year and it looks like they're c...

One way to engage fans is by doing popularity vote contests and the TV Tokyo site for the anime series Marvel Disk Wars – The Avengers has done just that. The network has tallied things for the heroes and villains as we get closer to the 40th epis...

Yuuki YuYu magical girl anime includes a visual novel by Minato Soft on its opening Blu-ray release – the short adventures offers players the opportunity to see how yuri develops between young girls. This release was highly awaited, and now that i...

Square Enix presents us with two trailers showcasing the Thief ad the Alchemist's abilities in Final Fantasy Explorers. Thief will have its classic Steal ability plus abilities that can aid in getting items.

In addition to Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, NIS America had a couple other games to announce dates for. First up is Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy, which is set for March 2015 on PS Vita in North America and Europe.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth will be released in Japan on March 12th, the latest issue of V-Jump magazine reveals. (Thanks, Game Jouhou) Developed by Media Vision, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth lets you pick either a male or female character to pla...

You'll Melt More – SUImin CIty DEstroyer (SUI. CI. DE) The new album of You'll Melt More! (Yurumerumo! ) SUImin CIty DEstroyer (SUI. CI. DE) will be released on December 31. This is the 4th EP of the idol group and its first after the Yuizarasu gr...

On December 18th, Konami will release Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes for PC. Ahead of its release, the publisher released system requirements for the game last month. However, the requirements listed on Ground Zeroes' Steam page are now differe...

It's been 10 years since Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai was re-imagined for modern television audiences as an animated sci-fi drama with some steampunk styling. This is the tale of Samurai 7. The show was done as an adaptation with a lot of differ...

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